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implant

verb
🔊/ɪmˈplɑːnt/
🔊/ɪmˈplænt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they implant
🔊/ɪmˈplɑːnt/
🔊/ɪmˈplænt/
he / she / it implants
🔊/ɪmˈplɑːnts/
🔊/ɪmˈplænts/
past simple implanted
🔊/ɪmˈplɑːntɪd/
🔊/ɪmˈplæntɪd/
past participle implanted
🔊/ɪmˈplɑːntɪd/
🔊/ɪmˈplæntɪd/
-ing form implanting
🔊/ɪmˈplɑːntɪŋ/
🔊/ɪmˈplæntɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] implant something (in/into something) to fix an idea, attitude, etc. in somebody’s mind灌输，注入（观念、看法等）；（在思想上）生根
    • Prejudices can easily become implanted in the mind.偏见容易在头脑中扎根。🔊🔊
  2. [transitive] implant something (in/into something) to put something (usually something artificial) into a part of the body, usually in a medical operation将（人造器官等）置入；（通常指通过手术）将…植入
    • an electrode implanted into the brain植入大脑中的电极
    • an operation to implant an artificial heart植入人造心脏的手术
    compare transplantTopics Medicineb2
  3. [intransitive, transitive] implant (itself) (in/into something) (of an egg or an embryo卵子或胚胎) to become fixed inside the body of a person or an animal so that it can start to develop被移植到（人或动物体内发育）
    • The embryo is placed into the uterus where it has a chance to implant.胚胎被放置在子宫中，在那里有机会植入。
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin implantare ‘graft’, from Latin in- ‘into’ + plantare ‘to plant’.

implant

noun
🔊/ˈɪmplɑːnt/
🔊/ˈɪmplænt/
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  1. something that is put into a part of the body, usually in a medical operation（植入人体中的）移植物，植入物
    • silicone breast implants硅酮乳房植入体
    • Dental implants can replace missing teeth.牙种植体可以替代缺失的牙齿。
    compare transplantTopics Medicineb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryImplant is used after these nouns:
    • breast
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin implantare ‘graft’, from Latin in- ‘into’ + plantare ‘to plant’.